but after he was pressed repeatedly by bob schieffer, boehner appeared to bend, conceding that he may have to accept an extension only for the middle class. >> if the only option i have is to vote for some of those tax reductions, i'll vote for them. >> boehner says he still wants all the tax cuts extended, but if he's forced to compromise, that would be a victory for president obama, who insists the tax cuts should be extended only for couples making less than $250,000 a year and individuals making less than $200,000. anyone making more than that would see their tax rates rise. the president's populist appeal has become a centrepiece of his recent campaign attacks on republicans. >> and what i've got is the republicans holding middle-class tax relief hostage because they're insisting we've got to give tax relief to millionaires and billionaires. >> reporter: the new chairman of the president's council of economic advisers says now that compromise on tax cuts is on the table, congress should move quickly. >> if he's truly saying that we can, as the president called for, get a broad co